On 12/23/10 04:48, Simon Baxter wrote: >> On 12/23/10 00:14, Simon Baxter wrote: >>>> hello Klaus, >>>> >>>> I tried the patch below with a knc1 dvb-c, tt c1500 and tt connect >>>> ct-3650 >>>> I used a alphacrypt light and I also tried the classic module >>>> >>>> always the same behavior - if I zap from encrypted channel to >>>> encrypted channel in some situations vdr says "channel not available" >>>> if I reset the cam manually it works again immediately >>>> I also tried vdr 1.4 with my old tt ff c2300 and I had no problems >>>> >>>> maybe its a general vdr 1.7.x cam handling problem >>>> >>>> any idea - what I can do or test to identify where the problem is? >>>> >>>> thanks >>> >>> I had assumed this was due to some problem with CAM keys from the >>> provider expiring, or something. I still intermittantly get "channel >>> not available", but haven't found any way to recreate the problem at >>> will. >> I have exactly this aswel. It happens from 'surfing channels'. Never >> happens while watching the same channel continuously. Cannot say for >> sure it doesn't happen when surfing within the same bouquet. > > I have multiple cards, 2x DVB-C+CAM, 2xDVB-S FTA. I sometimes get > these messages when watching FTA too, when encrypted channels are > recording and changing in the background. > > >>> >>> I also occasionally have a CAM crash - where the status in goes from >>> "ALPHACRYPT" to "CAM PRESENT" or "CAM READY". A manual reset (or >>> multiple) fixes this, but I get no decryption during a "crash". >> Yep, also this, only for "Conax Conditional Acess". Resetting it works >> best when using an FTA channel it seems. >>> >>> ...problems I've had to live with for months. Gave up asking and >>> installed an FTA satellite dish for 50% of my mostly watched channels. >> I'm looking at an oscam solution right now, but need to get a proper >> card reader, or try to get my old towitoko chipdrive going. > > Don't know anything about oscam... oscam is a softcam, it requires a smartcard reader and your smartcard, so its nothing illegal, also you can use 1 smartcard on more than 1 dvb card, even CI-less cards. > > _______________________________________________ > vdr mailing list > vdr@xxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr _______________________________________________ vdr mailing list vdr@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
